Maersk Line considering more Triple-E vessels

Soren Skou, chief executive of Danish carrier Maersk Line, has suggested that more Triple-E class vessels will be part of the company’s planned ship orders over the next six months.

“Over the next three years, the bulk of the capacity we will be buying is going to be big ships that may include Triple-E size,” Skou told the Wall Street Journal.

He predicted that the demand for shipping will grow by around 4-5% over the next few years, adding “with that growth in demand for global shipping we need 108,000 containers in new capacity a year to stay competitive”.